Liquid-dispensing appliance



c., s'PA'ETrH LIQUID DIsPENsING APPLIAcE 4 Aug. 4, 1 925.

2 suben-shan 42 med April 23'.- 1924 A i' Quanto@ C= "SPQ Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFr-'lcral cHAmEs sPAF/rn, or CLEVELAND, omo, AssIGNon To "rimY MARVEL EQUIPMENT coMrANY, or oLnvELANn, omo, A conroaA'rxoN or oHIo.

LIQUID-DISPENSING APPLIANCE.

Application Ied'April 23, 1924. l Serial No. 708,339.

To all whom 'it may concern.;

Be it known that I, CHARLES SrAE'rH, a

citizen of the United States, residinglat.`

Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and 5 Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Liquid-Dispensing Appliance, of vwhich the following is a specification.

- -'My invention relates an improvement4 v 10 in liquid dispensing appliances, and 1n general my object is to provide'ra simple and efficient drip catcher and return drain'pipe -for a dispensing pump*y and tank the ai e being rotatably seated 'within the base o t e l5 punrip and held spring tension 1n sealingv ition therein byv 4a.l spring and cdl'lar.l sarranged, the collar is a separate' partsleevfedinpon the pipe and adapted to b @t thfcompress and contract the s ring,

or- Sl oftlie rain pipe. e In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1'is a 'perspective View of the upper end of -a .25 dispensing tank embodying `a pump and my 'improved drip catcher and drain pipe. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the base of the pump,and a side view of the drip catcher and [drain pipe bodily removed $0 therefrom. F ig. 3 is a sectional view of the base of the pump and the drain pipe seated .therein in drip catching relation to the discharge spout of the pump.- Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on vline 4 4 of Fig. 3,

35 showing the stop on the' drain p'pe engaged with the outlet nipple of the spout. g The present invention is especially 'ap-r plicable to oil dispensing pumpswhich arel vupon or associated with a tankor 10 receptacle containing theoil or other liquid f. mounted to be dispensedf-and,frmwhich a measured amount ofoil is discharged into a receiving 'vessel placed beneath an overhanging discharge spout for the pump. As exemplified herein, the pump P 'comprises a base 2 seated upon top 3 of a tank T, and an intake pipe 4 connects with an intake passage 5 within base 2, the pipe extending downwardly into 'the liquid within the tank. Pump be constructed -in various ways, but a common t p e of lift pump used for this purpose embo ies a valved piston or plunger 6 adapted to be reciprocated by a. gear, rack 7 and pinion 8, and a crank handle 9. The liquid orce may be applied -to the basele'ndy fastened upon the and coiled spring 22 which 'is interposed .may'

y pump permits the oil to be drawn into the pump cylinder from passage 5 and prevents 00 a return flow tothetank., Thus in manipu- 4 v lating-crank 9 to raise thevalved` piston the li'qud 4above the same is forced out of the spout and downwardly through outlet nipple 12 into a suitable receiving vessel, providlng 65 the drain pipe D in line with the outlet ispushed to one side. Otherwise the stream of oi-l will pass downwardly through 'drain. pi e D back into the tank.

' rain pipe D is offset between itsA oppo- 7 Q siteends and the lowerl end thereof is rota-tably seated within a chambered extension 15 'at ne side of base 2, thereby r-u mitt-ing the mouth portion 16 of pipe to. swing in an'arc back and forth A1n respectif??? to outlet-nipple 12. Drain pipe D is held?- upright in a snug-fitting working p0siti0`!. within ehambered extension 15 by means oi an annular collar A17 pinned .to orotherwisefj..

base end of the Collar 17 'fits snugly' within a round rece' 18 at the bottom of chambered extension 135;'

and is also seated upon an annular shoulder; 19 having a central opening 2O which-is in '.f

register with an opemng 21 in the tank top I 3 to permit the drainings from pipe D tay" pass directly into the' tank. Leakage lati.'- the joint "ispreventedby maintaining a' constant 'end thrust of collar 17 against the., seat or shoulder 19, which end thrust is'bo'f effected by a coiled compression sprin 2.2y sleeved upon pipey D and held constant y in a compressed state by a separate bearing sleeve-or collar 23. Bearing member 23 has a reduced body portion 24 adapted to tit 95 snugly within the reduced upper end of the chamber within base 'extension 15, anda locking screw 26 holds the bearing collar in a fixed but removable position. Y

Thus vin Fig. 2, the drain pipe is shown 100 lifted bodily fromfchambered extension), tween the two collars is shown herein .in an expanded or elongated state. The oppol site ends 27-28 of the spring are bent at, 105

' right angles to 'interlock with the loose collar f2s Laisser@ to turn the pipe about its longitudinal axis Vwhen seated Within base 2, providing loose nection can be completed,l thereby compressing tlie spring and causing collar '17 tobe .pressed tightly against its seat 19. Screw 26 may then be entered into one of they openings td leck the parts together While the mouth ortion 16 of drain pipe D bears against outlet nipple 12and prevents rotation of the pipe in one direction.

in Figa, the mouth portion 16 of the drain pipe is shown as slotted at one side to admit the de ending nipple 12, and a lug 29 opposite the side opening or slot 30, see Fig. L1, is ada ted to engage nipple 12 and estabiisn a de ite stopping' position for the drain pipe centrally in respect to the nipple. l convex plate or disk 31 may be'tightly i alixed to nipfple'12 to serve as a guard or cover screen or the o n end of the mouth piece 16. However, this disk may be omitted without changing or affecting the operation pi the drain p ipe in any degree.

What I desire to claim, is:

1. A liquid dispensing appliance, compris ing a base member, having a chambered portion, a pipe rotatably seated Within said Vvchamlziered portion, a rotatable coilar'con- ,nected to said base member, and a coiled compression spring connected at one end to -pipe rotatably seated within said base loe-f compress and a said pipe and at its other end tosad collar 'to exert both an end thrust and a torsional force upon said drain pipe within said'chambered portion.

" 2. A liquid dispensing pump having a hase und a discharge spout, a drip and drain *heath said spout, a coiled compression spring, and ad'ustable means adapted to so apply a torsional stress saidspring and thereby secure said drain pipe in tensional sealing connection with said base.

3. A iiquid dispensing pump, a base menibei' for said pump provided with a drain assage and a sealing seat for a rotatable drip and drain pi e,- a drip and drain pipe having an end sea ing (portion, a coiled compression spring sleeve at one end to said pipe, anda tensioning collar connected with said spring and base adapted tocompress said spring and hold said pipe in rotatable sealing connection with said seat, and a locking device arranged t0' ii secure said collar to the base member.

4. A dispensing pump and tank, compris- .ing a base for thepiiinp having a drain passage open to the top of said tank, a drain i e goiaatably seated With-in said passage, a coiled compression spring sleeved upon said pipe within said passage, a collar rctatably and slidalily sleeved upon said pipe adapted to compress and place the coilsof said spring i5.

under torsiona stress,4 and means adapted to detachably secure said collar to said base'.

5. 'A dispensing tank, a pump mounted upon said tank having a discharge spout, a l drip and drain tube rotatably mounted in '30 sealing connection with the hase of said pump adapted to swing baaltY and forth in respect to said spout, a coiled compression spring connected with saidpipe adapted to exert an end thrust and a'torsional force 35 upony said pipe, and a collar sleeved upon said pipe and connected adjustably with said base arranged to compress and contract'said coiled spring. A

6. A dispensing pump having a base pron vided with a chambered portion, a. drain passage and an end seat within said chambered portion, a drip coilecting and return drain pipe having a seatincJ coller at one end thereof engaging said seat, a coiled compression yspring connected with said pipe' within said chamber-ed portion, a .collar ro-'f tatably sleeved upon said pipe having radial4 openings, and a locking screw opposite said.

openings to secure said collar in iixed connection with said base and in compressible engagement with said spring.

.In testimony whereof aix my signature.

CHARLES SPAETH.

upon and connected 60 having an annular sealing extremity i0 

